Letter: T-S Ar.39.353

Letter T-S Ar.39.353

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Letter that begins in Arabic script and transitions to Judaeo-Arabic (right margin and verso). It begins, "After I wrote the Hebrew letter..." (بعد ما كتبت الكتاب العبراني). It mentions the heqdesh (الهقداش), ʿAkka, and 200 dinars. On verso the addressee is asked to greet Rabbenu Menaḥem (spelled מנחים) and ask him if he has managed to sell the sūsiyya and the two golden qaṣabas(?). If he has not sold the qaṣabas, he should send them with Khuḍayr (the bearer). AA. ASE.